Journal article
Pediatric Appendectomy: an Analysis of 22,334 Cases from the Pediatric National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery, Vol.25(2), pp.523-525
02/01/2021
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-020-04779-0
PMID: 32889661
Abstract
Appendicitis is the most common pediatric surgical emergency,1 accounting for approximately one-third of childhood admissions for abdominal pain and nearly 30% of the cumulative cost of all pediatric general surgical conditions combined.2 Due to the paucity of granular data, perioperative counseling represents a challenging task for the healthcare provider. Moreover, in the setting of increased consideration to non-operative management of appendicitis, it is essential to have contemporary data on surgical outcomes to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of both approaches. The aim of the current study was to evaluate 30-day outcomes following appendectomy stratified by uncomplicated (UA) and complicated (CA) appendicitis, as well as to identify risk factors for postoperative morbidity using a nationally representative database.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Pediatric Appendectomy: an Analysis of 22,334 Cases from the Pediatric National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data
- Creators
- Alexander M. Troester - University of IowaAlan F. Utria - University of IowaPaolo Goffredo - University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsEdward Cho - University of IowaPeige Zhou - University of IowaImran Hassan - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of gastrointestinal surgery, Vol.25(2), pp.523-525
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11605-020-04779-0
- PMID
- 32889661
- ISSN
- 1091-255X
- eISSN
- 1873-4626
- Number of pages
- 3
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Orthopedics and Rehabilitation; Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984322950502771
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